Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor

Benzoquinazolinone 1 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR), which is significantly more potent than the prototypical PAM, 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-
3-carboxylic acid
 (BQCA). In this study, we explored the structural determ...

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Main Authors: Mistry, Shailesh N., Lim, Herman, Jörg, Manuela, Capuano, Ben, Christopoulos, Arthur, Lane, J. Robert, Scammells, Peter J.
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Published: ACS 2016
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author Mistry, Shailesh N.
Lim, Herman
Jörg, Manuela
Capuano, Ben
Christopoulos, Arthur
Lane, J. Robert
Scammells, Peter J.
author_facet Mistry, Shailesh N.
Lim, Herman
Jörg, Manuela
Capuano, Ben
Christopoulos, Arthur
Lane, J. Robert
Scammells, Peter J.
author_sort Mistry, Shailesh N.
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description Benzoquinazolinone 1 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR), which is significantly more potent than the prototypical PAM, 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-
3-carboxylic acid
 (BQCA). In this study, we explored the structural determinants that underlie the activity of 1 as a PAM of the M1 mAChR. We paid particular attention to the importance of the tricyclic scaffold of compound 1, for the activity of the molecule. Complete deletion of the peripheral fused benzene ring caused a significant decrease in affinity and binding cooperativity with acetylcholine (ACh). This loss of affinity was rescued with the addition of either one or two methyl groups in the 7- and/or 8-position of the quinazolin-4(3H)-one core. These results demonstrate that the tricyclic benzo[h]quinazolin-4(3H)-one core could be replaced with a quinazolin-4(3H)-one core and maintain functional affinity. As such, the quinazolin-4(3H)-one core represents a novel scaffold to further explore M1 mAChR PAMs with improved physicochemical properties.
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spelling nottingham-318972020-05-04T17:36:30Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31897/ Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor Mistry, Shailesh N. Lim, Herman Jörg, Manuela Capuano, Ben Christopoulos, Arthur Lane, J. Robert Scammells, Peter J. Benzoquinazolinone 1 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR), which is significantly more potent than the prototypical PAM, 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-
3-carboxylic acid
 (BQCA). In this study, we explored the structural determinants that underlie the activity of 1 as a PAM of the M1 mAChR. We paid particular attention to the importance of the tricyclic scaffold of compound 1, for the activity of the molecule. Complete deletion of the peripheral fused benzene ring caused a significant decrease in affinity and binding cooperativity with acetylcholine (ACh). This loss of affinity was rescued with the addition of either one or two methyl groups in the 7- and/or 8-position of the quinazolin-4(3H)-one core. These results demonstrate that the tricyclic benzo[h]quinazolin-4(3H)-one core could be replaced with a quinazolin-4(3H)-one core and maintain functional affinity. As such, the quinazolin-4(3H)-one core represents a novel scaffold to further explore M1 mAChR PAMs with improved physicochemical properties. ACS 2016-02-18 Article PeerReviewed Mistry, Shailesh N., Lim, Herman, Jörg, Manuela, Capuano, Ben, Christopoulos, Arthur, Lane, J. Robert and Scammells, Peter J. (2016) Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 7 (5). pp. 647-661. ISSN 1948-7193 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00018 doi:10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00018 doi:10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00018
spellingShingle Mistry, Shailesh N.
Lim, Herman
Jörg, Manuela
Capuano, Ben
Christopoulos, Arthur
Lane, J. Robert
Scammells, Peter J.
Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
title Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
title_full Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
title_fullStr Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
title_full_unstemmed Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
title_short Novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
title_sort novel fused arylpyrimidinone based allosteric modulators of the m1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31897/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31897/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31897/